Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has an even more famous drummer for a father in Max Weinberg, known for his decades of playing with Bruce Springsteen as part of the E Street Band and his time as a bandleader on Conan O’Brien‘s various late night talk shows, among other things. Rollingstone.com recently asked Max what it’s like to watch Jay play in Slipknot:

“Jay is an unbelievable drummer. Two years in a row he’s been named the best metal drummer out there. They have very dedicated fans and their music is intense, and I like intense music. It’s complicated. I couldn’t do it. I’ve seen him up close and I don’t know how he does it. I had nothing to to do with it. He taught himself. He’ll be 27 this year and he’s just a killer drummer and a great kid. It’s so much fun for me to see him play, and he’s a virtual artist. He lives in Nashville. He’s doing quite a bit of stuff. He’s writing songs on his own and the band is making plans to do another record, a follow-up to the last one, which did very well.”

When asked if he has ever watched a Slipknot show from the audience, he replied: